Man muss auf seine Garderobe achten

What does “Garderobe” mean in German?

A bar sign asks guests to watch their own Garderobe, and this comedian riffs on how blunt that is. Garderobe can mean several related things in German: a cloakroom or coat-check area, someone’s coat and bag left there, or, more broadly, a person’s wardrobe of clothing — all senses tracing back to French garder (“to keep, look after”) plus robe (“gown, dress”).

So a sign about the Garderobe is really about “keeping your dress/coat” — but in casual bar-speak, “watch your own Garderobe” just means “we’re not responsible for your coat.” The bit builds from there into a parody of old rhyming Gasthaus (inn) signs, a real German tradition of welcoming guests in verse rather than blunt legal disclaimers.